Entertainment Weekly recently announced VH1’s plans for 50 cent as he travels down South to uncover his family tree.

The show entitled 50’s Roots, will follow 50 on his journey to find his extended family and learn about his relatives’ history as slaves.

The new programming reflects a study VH1 conducted, to gain insight into what viewers of the network actually wanted to see.

"They told us that they want to connect even more with our characters, our artists and our celebrities – but in a more genuine way,” said Tom Calderone, President of VH1. “They still enjoy VH1's signature sense of fun and irreverence, but they also want more storylines that reflect the issues and challenges they are experiencing in their own lives.”

After months of telling the world his sophomore disc would be called Cudder: The Revolution of Evolution, Kid Cudi decided to get more personal and renamed the disc Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager

On his blog Cudi explained why there was a name change:

“[Man On The Moon II] is dark by nature and instead of bringing you into my dreams like my first album, I’m bringing you into my reality, good and bad. It will explain more of who I am as well as pushing the envelope musically.”

“A lot of you have read the news and think they know Cudi, got some slick shit to say amongst your peers or just flat out hate me but you haven’t the slightest clue of who I am. I will tell the story of Mr. Rager.”

Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager is currently scheduled for an August release

Alot of people have been patently waiting Jeezy's third album, Thug Motivation: TM 103, But according to Dj Folk and his twitter They may have to wait alittle longer.

In a message on his twitter account, Dj Folk Let the world now that TM:103 will be pushed back from June until July.

However Fans who are waiting for Young Jeezy and Don Cannon's Trap or Die II: By Any Means Necessary won't have to wait long, because DJ Folk says, in a tweet dated April 14th, "Oh Yeah the way isn't very long, Countdown Starts Friday"

Just a week after earning a huge win in court over Nas, Kelis is asking that her divorce from him be finalized ... ASAP!

According to a TMZ report, the singer filed papers last week asking that their split be made official right away. In court documents, Kelis said "... it would be in the best interest of both of us if our marital status is terminated as soon as possible."

TMZ says that Kelis fears that the legal proceedings could take years to figure out, so she's requested that the judge immediately terminate their marriage -- and wait until a later time to resolve "all other issues."

She added that there's no chance they'd reconcile at a later time: "I believe there is no possibility of reconciliation with [Nas]."

Last Monday (April 12), a judge ordered Nas to Kelis a large sum of money in their bitter court battle over child/spousal support. He was ordered to pay her $10,000 a month, as well as $87,000 immediately for back pay.

This is in addition to legal fees and accounting expenses that total over $200,000.

According To various reports, GangStarr founder Guru has passed away yesterday morning (April 19) after a long battle with cancer.

According to reports, Guru suffered from the malicious illness for over a year and after numerous special treatments under the supervision of medical specialists failed, the legendary MC succumbed to the disease.

Guru tried to keep this harrowing diagnosis in private but in early 2010 he had to admit himself to hospital due to serious effects caused by the disease.

While in hospital with terminal cancer, Guru wrote a letter, which was provided by Solar, to his fans addressing his illness, his shining music career, his family and loved ones.

"I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world. I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical options. I have a non-profit organization called Each One Counts dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and research a cure for this terrible disease that took my life. I write this with tears in my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a wonderful life I have enjoyed and how many great people I have had the pleasure of meeting," read the official Guru statement.

"My loyal best friend, partner and brother, Solar, has been at my side through it all and has been made my health proxy by myself on all matters relating to myself. He has been with me by my side on my many hospital stays, operations, doctors visits and stayed with me at my home and cared for me when I could not care for myself. Solar and his family is my family and I love them dearly and I expect my family, friends, and fans to respect that, regardless to anybody's feelings on the matter. It is my wish that counts. This being said I am survived by the love of my life, my sun KC, who I trust will be looked after by Solar and his family as their own. Any awards or tributes should be accepted, organized approved by Solar on behalf myself and my son until he is of age to except on his own."

The statement reads on, "I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name likeness, events tributes etc. connected in anyway to my situation including any use of my name or circumstance for any reason and I have instructed my lawyers to enforce this. I had nothing to do with him in life for over 7 years and want nothing to do with him in death. Solar has my life story and is well informed on my family situation, as well as the real reason for separating from my ex-DJ. As the sole founder of GangStarr, I am very proud of what GangStarr has meant to the music world and fans. I equally am proud of my Jazzmatazz series and as the father of Hip-Hop/Jazz. I am most proud of my leadership and pioneering efforts on Jazzmatazz 4 for reinvigorating the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre in a time when music quality has reached an all time low. Solar and I have toured in places that I have never been before with GangStarr or Jazzmatatazz and we gained a reputation for being the best on the planet at Hip-Hop/Jazz, as well as the biggest and most influential Hip-Hop/Jazz record with Jazzmatazz 4 of the decade to now. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time. And we as a team were not afraid to push the envelope. To me this is what true artists do! As men of honor we stood tall in the face of small mindedness, greed, and ignorance. As we fought for music and integrity at the cost of not earning millions and for this I will always be happy and proud, and would like to thank the million fans who have seen us perform over the years from all over the world. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time and is my most creative and experimental to date. I hope that our music will receive the attention it deserves as it is some of the best work I have done and represents some of the best years of my life."

Guru's longtime partner, Solar, issues an official statement about the lost of the legendary MC which you can read below:

"The world has lost one of the best MCs and Hip-Hop icons of all time -- my loyal best friend, partner, and brother, Guru! Guru has been battling cancer for well over a year and has lost his battle! This is a matter that Guru wanted private until he could beat it but tragically this did not happen. The cancer took him. Now the world has lost a great man and a true genius. For the fans that reached out with love and support, I can't tell you how much that meant to Guru and myself. Guru prepared this letter [read above] while he was in the hospital for the fans. I hope now that Guru has moved on to a better place! Guru is a great Black American Hero and should always be remembered as such and he is much more that just a Hip-Hop icon -- he has changed the world for the better. I salute my fallen brother Guru! He will be missed tremendously!"